See answers of a mid-level (3 years) Perl user below. > -----Original Message----- > From: drieux [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 12:11 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: stop the Madness > > > > > the sole purpose for me using perl is to: > > 1) manipulate ascii files with data in ..... > > 2) a front end (I.e Tk) to some analysis software we have - ... > > 3) a bit of fun > > I feel morally compelled to point out to any of the > real Newbies who are on the beginner's mailing list > that this READS like the usual form of 'deep denial' > that needs to come out in the light of day. > > Oh sure - today its a little text file manipulation, > a bit of CGI work with webFoo, a little DBI interface, > whack a GUI front end onto some dog piece of software, > you can Kick the Habit Any Time You Want. Or at least > that is what you tell your friends. > > It's really only a small piece of bridge code, and you > can just make a little perl module to simplify the interface > between the various common applications, nothing serious... > > Oh but if I just subclass FOO::BAR that you found at > [TheCPAN|SourceForge|someCoolWebSite|ThisGuyYouMetInSomeDarkBackAlley] > then of course I can adapt it to fix this other bit... > > I merely wanted to have some better monitoring code for > our system wide solution - and I merely downloaded from > > http://www.kernel.org/software/mon/ > > and all I have to do is just rework a few bits here and there. > I mean that way I can monitor the systems more efficiently so > that I can spend more time coding this cool little extension > to this perl module.... > > But if I adopt the p5ee standards, then I have a common > technology that will interoperate between my webFront End > and my Database Services on Legacy Architectures, including > those older OS's where java has not been ported to yet... > > People REALLY NEED to be forewarned about the dangers! > > Do you find yourself seeking work where perl is readily available?
Yes, thank goodness, can't imagine work without Perl. > > Do you find yourself spending more of your time with other > people who Perl than with normal people? > Yes, and it's lonely at my work place. I am the Perl Guru at work. They call me FMP, Funk Master Perl. > Do you notice that you are going without the essentials > food, water, shelter, simply so that you can perl? Not really, I have supplies at my desk at all times: Bottle of water, snacks, sweater, deodorant. > > Have you ever found yourself waking up in strange places, in > clothes you clearly haven't changed in days, with no memory > of how you got there, in a littered heap of perl code printouts? change perl code printouts to perl doc printouts and you got me on the money. > > People REALLY should think about these things before deciding > if they really want to even know perl. > If I knew then, what I know now, I would have Perl-ed at Perl v1.0. > ciao > drieux > > --- > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- The views and opinions expressed in this email message are the sender's own, and do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of Summit Systems Inc. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
